A Michael Jackson Halloween Special Will Air On CBS Featuring The Stories Of Two Millennials

How cool is this? Michael Jackson’s catalog is about to come alive in an hour-long Halloween, animated special featuring his music! The animated show will be on CBS and his estate has given their nod of approval for the show to air.

via EW:

The special follows two millennials, Vincent (Lucas Till) and Victoria (Kiersey Clemons), who meet “accidentally” on Halloween night and find themselves, along with Ichabod the dog, at a mysterious hotel located at 777 Jackson Street called This Place Hotel (which is a reference to Jackson’s 1980s song of the same name). Naturally, a magical adventure ensues the moment they enter, and it culminates with a dance finale featuring an animated King of Pop.Christine Baranski, Alan Cumming, George Eads, Brad Garrett, Lucy Liu, and Jim Parsons will also lend their voices to the event.

Created and produced by Optimum Productions, with animation by Hammerhead, Michael Jackson’s Halloween will be directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé (The Boxcar Children) and produced by Daniel Chuba. John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of the singer-dancer’s estate, will also serve as executive producers.

The Michael Jackson estate has released several projects since he died in 2009, including two albums — 2010’s Michael and 2014’s Xscape, which featured previously unreleased music — the concert documentary This Is It, and a 25th anniversary re-release of Bad.